Acupressure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See shiatsu.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
  • n. A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In surgery, a method (first published by Sir J. Y. Simpson in 1859) of stopping hemorrhage in arteries during amputations, etc., consisting in pressing the artery closely by means of a pin or needle or bit of inelastic wire, introduced through the sides or flaps of the wound, instead of tying with a thread. There are various modes of inserting the pin.
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  • n. treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    treatment    intervention   
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    acupuncture   
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